Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) issued the following statement following last night’s storm: “Sorrow and grief for the devastation and tragic loss of life caused by last night’s storm is shared by Arkansans all over the state. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected and hurt by this horrific storm, and we thank the first responders who continue to help those in need. We will keep working to help our state and communitie... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced that Curtis B. Adams III, a member of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (UAFS) Class of 2014 and the UAFS Student Government Association President, has been selected to serve as the 2014 John Paul Hammerschmidt (JPH) Fellow. The JPH Fellowship, named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), was established in 2013 in conjunction with UAFS. It is geared towards highly motivated college students with an interest i... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement regarding news of Senator John Boozman’s (AR) surgery: “My thoughts are with Senator Boozman, his wife, Cathy, and their family. I am grateful John is receiving care from some of Arkansas’s finest doctors and pray that he will make a quick, full recovery so that he can get back to doing what he loves and does so well – serving the people of Arkansas.” ### Read more

Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The competition is open to all high school students in the Third District. The 2014 overall winner will be chosen by a panel of judges at an awards presentation and finalist unveiling, which will be hosted by Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. The panel of judges will include Manuela Well-Off-Man, Assistant Cur... Read more

Dear Friends: This weekend, people around the world will be united in a special way as we celebrate Easter. As you wrap up your weeks and consider the days ahead, let us take a moment to reflect on the season's true joy. Christ made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live through Him. It is with such sacrifices, we are granted the opportunity to humble our hearts and renew our faith. This Easter, I pray that you will join me in sharing this sense of restored strength and hope in each other – ... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Path to Prosperity” fiscal year 2015 budget: “It’s easy to support spending cuts in principle, and this budget puts our money where our mouth is and provides a real path forward – a Path to Prosperity – that addresses the true drivers of our deficits and debt, because we cannot keep spending money that we don’t have. It’s irresponsible, and it’s unsustainable.” Congressman S... Read more

In October 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule that would subject breweries that sell or donate spent grains – a high-protein byproduct of the brewing process – to local farmers to onerous new requirements, driving up costs, and leaving these breweries with no choice but to dispose of spent grains in landfills. The Protecting the Sustainable Use of Spent Grains Act, a bipartisan bill introduced today by Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3), Peter Welch (VT-AL), Chellie Pi... Read more

Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), joined by Senator John Boozman, Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler expressing concern over a potential increase in the “rate floor,” which determines the rate small rural carriers charge for voice services. The letter reads, in part, “the rate floor mechanism, in effect, offers certain rural telecom companies money to raise customers’ phone bil... Read more

Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA-6), Jim Costa (CA-16), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Peter Welch (VT-AL) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy on Friday requesting additional information on the challenges of implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) ethanol mandate. This letter is a follow-up to a recent meeting between the lawmakers and Administrator McCarthy. In October, Goodlatte, Costa, Womack, and Welch sent a letter signed by 169 bipart... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (AR), John Boozman (AR), and James Inhofe (OK), along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Tom Cotton (AR-4), Jim Bridenstine (OK-1), Markwayne Mullin (OK-2), Frank Lucas (OK-3), Tom Cole (OK-4), and James Lankford (OK-5), sent a letter to Jo Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, voicing support for the Three Rivers Study, a proposed reconnaissance study of the area located at the confluence of the Arkans... Read more